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The Trolls and the Goats
TCS Daily ^
| 5/12/2006
| Michael Rosen
Posted on 05/12/2006 7:59:55 AM PDT by Jane2005
"Who's that tripping over my bridge?"
Thus spake the troll in the famous children's tale "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." Miffed that the goats were encroaching on his property, the troll threatened to gobble them up. But the trolls' adversaries had the last laugh.
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KEYWORDS: opus; patentlaw; patentreform; patents
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posted on
05/12/2006 7:59:57 AM PDT
by
Jane2005
To: Jane2005
To: Jane2005
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:02:59 AM PDT
by
cardinal4
(Kerry-Mcarthy in 2008!)
To: Jane2005
What does this have to do with illegal immigrants shunning cigarettes in abortion clinics?
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:04:42 AM PDT
by
pgyanke
(Christ has a tolerance for sinners; liberals have a tolerance for sin.)
To: Jane2005
Trolls get my goat.
Ogres get my sheep.
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:04:42 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Never question Bruce Dickinson!)
To: Jane2005
Let's add a new element to that old story. We'll call it lightning.
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:04:47 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: Jane2005
And your point is?
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:05:16 AM PDT
by
LonePalm
(Commander and Chef)
To: Jane2005
Funny metaphor about patent holders lying in wait for violators.
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:05:53 AM PDT
by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: Jane2005
So the moral is, always carry correct change for bridge trolls.
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:06:43 AM PDT
by
Jonah Hex
("How'd you get that scar, mister?" "Nicked myself shaving.")
To: Jane2005
A goat once bit my sister.
Or was it a moose...
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:07:21 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(Support American sovereignty - boycott employers of illegal aliens)
To: Jane2005; All
OK so I had the same initial reaction to your post as others: "What the...". But I recommend the story - it's an interesting read on patent law.
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:08:28 AM PDT
by
xjcsa
(Fight global climate stagnation!)
To: Jane2005
Don't trip over the bridge.
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:08:47 AM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!)
To: Jane2005; TheBigB
I do love chevre cheese.
To: Jane2005; darkwing104; Slings and Arrows
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:10:13 AM PDT
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:13:55 AM PDT
by
sully777
(wWBBD: What would Brian Boitano do?)
To: Jane2005
Read this story many, many times to my children and they just loved it. Most especially, changing voices for the goats. Funny, but this story tells us all about life...
To: Jane2005
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posted on
05/12/2006 8:23:01 AM PDT
by
Hoodat
( Silly Dems, AYBABTU.)
To: Jane2005
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